Folding shield for automobiles and other vehicles.



l E. JACKSON. FOLDING. SEIELO IOE AUTOMOBILES AND OTEEE VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1907. 0 l

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[EMILIE ffm@ mi?? PATENTED JOLY 28, 1908; E. JACKSON. FOLDING SHIELD EON AUTOMOBILES AND OTEEN VEHICLES.

APPLICATION E ILED AUG. 28. 1907.

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' if Se No. 894,271. PATENTED JULY-28, 1908. E. JAOKSON.-

FOLDING SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES.

A PPLIOATION FILED AUG.-28, 1907.

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FRANK JACKSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

FOLDING SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2s, 190s.

Application filed August 28, 1907. Serial No. 390,468.',

T 0 all 'zclzo'm it may concern.'

Be itlqnown that l, FRANK JACKSON, a. citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Folding Shields for Automobiles and other Vehicles, of which the following'is a speciiication.l

My invention relates to folding shields for motorcars and Qther vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a shield comprising upper and lower members, which are pivotally united byhand operated friction hinges, said lower member' being hinged to the car; longitudinally adjustable brace rods being pivotally secured to said lower shield and to the car, which act in conjunction with thehinges to permit the shields to assume an upright vertical position, to lie parallel in a vertical position, and to lie parallel in a horizontal plane, the various details of construction being fully set. forth in the accompanying specification and claims. These objects are accomplished by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a portion of an automobile, showing my' improved shield secured thereto. Fig? ,is a side elevation of the same, showing the upper half of the shield folded down against the lower half in full lines, and the two halves of the shield folded in a horizontal position in dotted lines. 'i

Fig. 3 ,is an enlarged side elevation of the locking hinge attached to the two members of the-shield, a portion. of the telescoping brace rod being shown in connection therewith. Fig 4, is a front elevation ofthe same. Figs. 5 and 6, are face views of the two members constituting the hinge. Fig. 7, is a vertical sectional view ofone di the hinge members, taken on'the line 7--7 of Fig. 5.

Fig, 8, is a side elevation, partly in section, of

aportion of the telescoping brace rod for the shield, showing the clamp used in connection therewith, for securing the two parts of the rod at the desired point of adjustment, and Fig. 9, is a top view of the clamp, showing the same clamped up'on thesplit end of the fixed member of the rod.

Referring .to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1,designates the radiator, which forms the forward portion of certain styles of automobiles in general use. A.At the rear end of the radiator is a dash board 2, of ordinary construct-ion. to the upper edge of which is secured a shield support 3, consisting preferably of a board or strip of suitable dimensions,

which in addition to being'secured' to the edge of the dash board by screws, is further held and braced by brackets 1, which are bolt-ed to the ends of the sup iort andto the' ends of .the dash board. T issupporting board, which is necessarily` wider than the dash board, enables my improved shield to be secured to any style of car, as the shield is hinged thereto in the manufacture, and it is only necessary tousecure the support to the' dash board of thev car, in the manner above mentioned. l

The shield 5, is of the size in general use, but is made in two parts, which are hinged together, the lower member 6 being hinged to the supporting board by hinges 7, while the uppermember 8 is hinged to the member 6, by my improved locking hinge 9. These hinges are duplicates, excpptthat they are made for the right and left sides of the shield, and each hinge is made up o members 10 and 11, which are' secured respectively-to the lower and upper shield members. The memlber 10 of each hinge comprises a circular friction plate 12, having a-central aperture 13, and from the plate 12 extends an integral arm 14, having oppositely positioned and iny wardly extending ears or lugs 1 ,.which straddle the wooden frame-of the shield sec-tion to whichit is secured, and are secured thereto by bolts 16, which pass through the ears and through the frame, while the arm lies against the edge of the frame, as will be seen by reference to Figs. 3 and 4. An outwardly projecting hub 17, surrounds the aperture 13, of the friction plate, and upon this-hub is pivotally secured onezend of the sliding member of a telescoping brace rod, as'will sbe shown hereinafter.

The member 11, of eac'h hinge, comprises a circular fric-tion plate 18, having a central aperture 19, and from the plate extends an arm 20, having lnwardly extending lugs'or ears 21, which str-addle ther woodcncirame of 'the upper shield section, and are secured thereto by bolts 22, which pass through apertures in the ears and through the frame. The hinge members 10, are secured at such a position adjacent to the upper edge of the frame of the lower shield section as will bring the axial centers of their circular friction plates on a horizontal level with the horizon tal edge of the section, while the members 11 of the hinges, are secured in the same position will be seen by reference to A u on the fi'ameiof the'uiper shield section ge. The arms 14- re atively toits lower e 'and 20 of the hinge sections, lie to one side Qf the axial centers of their res ective plates, as

Brig. 3, so that the 'shield sections, which are clamped between lthe ears -onthese arms, will also lieto one side of the axial centers of the, plates, and this construction affords room for the inseriotion of pivot bolts 23, by which vthe hinge sections are secured together. vThe bolts 23 are provided on their outer ends with hand or butterfly vnuts 24, by Which the friction fplates of the hinge sections can be,tightly 1F clamped together toV hold the upper screen A section in a vertical position.

At the union of the arms of the lower hinge sections with "the friction lplates 12, offsets 25 are formed, which terminate in shoulders or zo stops 26, and the plates of the upper hinge sections `are formed with projections 27, which engage the sto s 26, when-the upper shield section is raise to a vertical position, and prevent the section from beine moved 25 backward beyond a vertical line. T e upper hingesections are also formed with bosses 28, through which lthe -aXial bolt a ertures' eX- tend, and tliese'bosses not only 4erm a bearing for the boltheads, butto ether with the p0 I hubs 17 afford a'long'bearing. orthe bolts.

"" The bearing surfaces of the lowerhinge plates are concaved or-cut away to "form nar-- row circular friction'faces 29,which will i'nsure a uniform 'contact of the plates, and en- 35. able them to be tightly Aclamped together.

VThe lower shielc section,"whichis hinged tol the supporting board 3, is held either in. al

vertical or horizontal position by telescoping .brace rods, comprising hollow sections 30,

40 the lower ends of whichare pivotally secured to the forward portion of thear, and sliding sectionsl 3l, the upper endsofwhich are formed into eyes, `which are -pivotally se# cured tothe hubs 1.7'of 'thelower hingegs'ec# tions, while 'their lower ends extend into the hollow sections 30. The up er ends of .the hollow -sections are formedp with slits 32, which permit the vends to bel contracted in diameter, and clamps fare securedupon these ends, which comprise semi-circular plates having apertured ears '34, rojecting from each side,` through which. olts 35 and 36 pass, the bolt 36 being secured by an ordinary t 35 is provided witha hand or butterfly nut 38, by turning which f nut 37, while the bo the semi-circular plates can be clamped upon .the split end ofthe hollow rod' 30, to bind the sliding rod 31, or to slightly loosen the platesv andperniit the'rod 31 to `slide within the yto.' rod 30.`

When there' is much and dust, itis desiable to raise-both shield sections to their full hei ht, and in this osition the lower sec i by the brace, rods, while the upper* 'section will be held by the tion wi be supporte locking hinges. Now, when it is desired to drop or fold down the upper section, the

i hinges are released by manipulating the hand nuts 24,' and thenpper section may then be swung Adown to lie arallel with the lower section, as shown in 'ull lines in Fig. 2. YThe shield frames are each rovided with 4elastic buffer blocks 39, whic contact with each other," when the upper screen is folded down,

and the screen is eld from 'swinging outward byhools 40, which are pivoted adj a folded to the desired position. This move? ment causes the rods 3l to slide within the rods' 30, until the horizontal position of, the shield sections is reached, when the clamps are operated to bind the split end of the hol- ,low rod, u on the sliding rod, and .clamp the two secure y together.v In this position, the in ner endof the u per shield will rest upon brackets 43, secured to the sup ortinglboard 3, which Awill sfp ort the We' t of t e said shield, which -wouljd otherwise be borne by the The improved shield is simlple and practical in o eration and adaptab styles o c'a'rs in resent use.

Having descri ed my invention, what I. claim as ew and desire to secure by 'Lettersl Patent, is:

e to any of the' 1. .Afolding shield for motor `'and the Y like', comprisingb up er andlower Iiiem'bershavin -registering ingeplates at 'the corners o their adjoining edges bolts andnuts for connectingfand clamping theplates -of eachhinge in frictioialengagement, said hinges permitting said shieldsto be foldedto lie parallel; resilient 'bufferslon'saidf'shields which engage when theshields lie parallel 3.y

hooks for holdingsaid upper'shield against the lower shield a'g ,su` port adapted to .be

hinge connections between said 'sup ort and the ylower shield; longitudinally adi-ustable brace rods,-jand clamps therefor, connected to thehingelates of e lower shield and to the car or supporting said folded sections in either a vertical or, a hor-izontal position and brackets 'on' the. shield .support upon which the end ofthe upper v d rests, lwhen the folded members are in S1916. a horizontal position.

2,- Ina device as speci'ed, the-combina# ,I tion almotor carer thelike, of a shield 130 iis.

rigidly secured'to the. ash board v of the car,

41.2i)` pliyotally4 y l support secured to the dash board thereof; a

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d hinged to said-sup ort; hin e mem be'rson the uplpr corners o said shie d,com

rising arms W ch are secured totheshield, avin circular. plates provided withv s to shoul ers, and 'axial hubs; longitudinallya justable brace rods pivotally connected-teA saidhubs and tothe car;l a shieldg hinge members u on its lower corners; comrising arms Whic are ,secured tothe shield, avm circular plates provided with stop shoul ers; bolts'for connecting the adjoining hinge plates of each sheld, and hand nuts for clamping saidplates in friotional engagement, the nutseng ging the ends of the adustable brace rods to holdthem upon their ubs, said hinges and rods permitting the shields tofold .pon each other and lie paral- I lel in a vertical position, and in a horizontal 20 position, in addition to the normal upright position of both members.

3. In combination with amotor car or the screen, whe

like, of a shield comprising upper and' lowerA members united by manually operated fric'- tion e connections', theloWer member 30 osition, a folded vertical osition, and. a olded 'horizontal position;`

ooks f (h holding' they two shields together when folded andinavertical osition;means I '35 oth are in a horizontal posi-- for supportin-the inner en of the upper tion and resilient buffers Whichengage when the shields are, folded.

In testimony `whereof I aix my in presence ofl two' Witnessesf FRANK .Witnesses: y l

G.. SARGENT ELLIOTT,

ADELLA` M. FQWLE.

JACKsoN.-

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